If the image quality holds up, ill buy it. This looks good. My only concern is the 20MP. Wouldve gladly sacrificed a fifth of that for every ounce of better ISO that Sony could squeeze out under low light conditions.

This was a discussion for the RX100 MKI, now it’s the MKIII, no way Sony will change that. The RX100 MKII and the new version of the sensor being BSI, the quality held pretty well. When the first one was launched my criticism was about the 20MP, which I thought it could had been 16MP or even 12MP. At the time, there was a live chat with the engineers and I asked about it, they replied later that with the tech they have now, they didn’t feel that the benefit of high ISO and DR would be as much as it was in the past, therefore they preferred the 20MP sensor. I would still prefer less MP, not just for the extra in ISO and DR but also for a longer buffer in burst mode, but it’s Sony and they like big numbers, it’s easier for the marketing department, I guess.

slaven

High resolution is very usefull because of small zoom ratio…
And, well, Sony’s 20Mp 1″ have better signal-to-nozie ratio, then 10Mp 1″ in Nikon One.

$899 is setting a new benchmark for “expensive.” The new lens is going to have to do wonders to make prospective buyers forget about the price. Even though its a different camera, the Kit A5000/A6000 cost less, and in the grand scheme of things, aren’t that much bigger.

Ethan503

$899 for a pocket 24-70 f 1.8-2.8 and 9 aspherical elements, 50mb/s video, 3 stop ND, and built in EVF

I’m not really a fan of a lot of things Sony do but the price is fair. BTW, you can get a body for that price and some lenses but you won’t get all of that for that price. Actually, any 24-70mm f/2.8 equivalent lens is the price of this camera, be it in Micro4/3 12-35mm or 12-40mm or for APS-C 16-50mm.

As Ethan already pointed out, there is nothing like this in a single package. 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 – you can use constant f/2.8 if you wish -, XAVC-S 50mbps, 720p @120fps slow motion, 10fps burst mode full size, 3-stops ND, same EVF as other Sony cameras and all of that in a single small package.

I wouldn’t and I didn’t buy the previous models because of the quick aperture loss and I wished they would sacrifice something in order to have a better aperture decay, they sacrificed a little bit more of focal length that I wished – since I was more willing to sacrifice size rather than get only 70mm – but even so, on paper it looks like a great camera and most likely a great video camera as well, even more with the ND filter and the XAVC-S codec.
Sure, I would had liked $50~100 less – and I may get that some time from now – but I could not say this is nonsense. If you try to pack any APS-C or even Micro4/3 combo that offers the same, you’ll get it for more than double the price. I’m not sure the mass will like the price tag or even realize what this camera offers, but aside from them, there are a lot of people that will like this camera. I want to see samples of the video quality first though but looks very interesting.

madmax

I didn´t say I don´t like it. In fact it is a very nice and interesting camera and probably IQ quite good. Just pricing is way too high. If price were about $500 I´d consider it seriously but at this price point I´d better buy an APSC or 4/3 with collapsible zoom for less money. I am now thinking in a Samsung NX3000 plus 16-50 for $529 or any Panasonic or Olympus offer and I can use again my lens when the camera dies.

madmax

I didn´t say I don´t like it. In fact it is a very nice and interesting camera and probably IQ quite good. Just pricing is way too high. If price were about $500 I´d consider it seriously but at this price point I´d better buy an APSC or 4/3 with collapsible zoom for less money. I am now thinking in a Samsung NX3000 plus 16-50 for $529 or any Panasonic or Olympus offer and I can use again my lens when the camera dies.

povetron

It was rumored before that a camera will be equiped with 28-100mm, same like in the highlights on the screenshot of sony’s website (3,6x zoom). So there is discrepancy between that and specs stated below (24-70mm). Also there is no evf stated in highlights and I think that mfg would do that with such a feature.
And I have found no info about MK III on the canadian sony’s website.

This looks as useful as any M43 for 90% usages + leaf shutter – bulk and cost. It is another nail in the M43 coffin.
Time will answer some “important” questions:
How fast is flash sync with that leaf shutter?
How fast is the price going to drop?

How much better is the Canon G1X2 (if at all)?
And most of all:

How little do we need “playmemories”?

Oggy

LMFAO……

mooh

This is the camera.

CRB

ok…great on specs, very expensive. It all depends if the lens delivers…which i somehow doubt, if even the bigger ones from zeiss (16-70mm and 24-70mm) havent been all that good…but i hope its very good, than the price will be justified

Aekn

If Nikon doesn’t come out with a Coolpix 8XXX in the interim having a similar level of useful specifications, then F ’em, because Canon certainly isn’t getting it and Sony deserves to be rewarded.

Ernesto Quintero

Looks like it’s a great little camera. Good thing I have control of my GAS.